CVE-2016-5425

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—💥 Exploit
The Tomcat package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7, Fedora, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and possibly other Linux distributions uses weak permissions for /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/tomcat.conf, which allows local users to gain root privileges by leveraging membership in the tomcat group.
CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 3.78%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 90
Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos

Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
Módulo de Metasploit (exploit fiable y al alcance de cualquiera) · Apache Tomcat on RedHat Based Systems Insecure Temp Config Privilege Escalation
Publicado en Exploit-DB · Apache Tomcat 8/7/6 (RedHat Based Distros) - Local Privilege Escalation (10/10/2016)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Apache — Tomcat
CWE

CWE-276
Referencias

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